Sónar Tag

Words by Ana Sancho Since he was a kid, programmer and audiovisual artist Tarik Barri knew what he loved: telling computers what to do. Barely aware that programming was going to firmly shape his career, he started by creating basic code to generate…

Words by Sebastian Kamau (Twitter @ws_kamau) How are our senses linked to reality? Can we trust our senses? How does our brain parse out contradictory sensory information? Exploring these questions lead Swedish physician Torsten Thunberg at the end of the 19th century to…

Text CLOT Magazine (Twitter @clotmagazine) Sónar’s 24th edition has, for another year, closed with great success. In terms of numbers at least, with 123,000 attendees – the highest in the festival’s history. Sónar+D, its parallel conference and professional congress, showcased participants from 57…

Text by CLOT Magazine (Twitter @clotmagazine) With only 5 years of existence, Sonar+D is becoming a world reference showcase of the latest trends in digital art and creative technologies – bringing to Barcelona the key figures and projects shaping the future of design, music…

Words by Meritxell Rosell (Twitter @dancingmoog) We met Sergi Jordà on a cold and sunny winter day last March in Barcelona. And while we shared thoughts about common interests, careers and music he unfolded his great personality: affable, warm, and yet incredibly smart and…

Words by Meritxell Rosell (Twitter @dancingmoog) In an age when the virtual world is becoming so prominent in our lives, especially in western cultures, where for example, less and less activities and jobs involve any physical activity (like agriculture or manufacturing), it’s particularly…